Wednesday March 25, 2015 the Vol. 121, No. 63K ane Republican 50 cents Seneca now seeks court injunction against Highland Twp. ago adopted a community waste fl uids. a "conference call" at 6 p.m. According to Linzy's let- By Ted Lutz "Bill of Rights" that, in part, Supervisors Jim Wolfe Friday to receive an update ter, Seneca still does not pos- Staff Writer rules out waste disposal in- and Joe Milstead approved on the federal case. Wolfe sess a permit from the state JAMES CITY – Sen- jection wells. the revised ordinance. Su- said the supervisors would Department of Environmen- eca Resources last month The Community Environ- pervisor Paul Burton Sr. brief residents at a later tal Protection (DEP) for the initiated a federal lawsuit mental Legal Defense Fund reportedly is vacationing in date. The Board of Supervi- injection well even though it against Highland Township (CELDF) drafted the ordi- Florida. Wolfe said Burton sors meets in public session has the EPA permit. over Seneca's proposed in- nance and its providing free has agreed to sign the re- on Wednesday, April 8 at 7 In its motion for a pre- jection well. Jim Joe legal services to the town- vised documents when he p.m. at the township build- liminary injunction, Seneca Seneca now is seeking a Wolfe Milstead ship in its battle in federal returns. ing in James City. is asking for a court order to "preliminary injunction" to court. Preliminary action in the In a letter read Tuesday "immediately" block High- prevent the township from Seneca's operations in con- Thomas Linzey of Mer- legal case began Tuesday in by Wolfe, Linzy speculated land Township from "di- stopping the injection well junction with its planned" cersburg is the CELDF at- federal court in Erie with that Baxter would not im- rectly or indirectly enforcing plan-- the conversion of a injection well. torney who is representing Magistrate Judge Susan mediately rule on Seneca's the ordinance or any revised natural gas well into an un- Seneca points out in its Highland. Paradise Baxter presiding. motion for a preliminary in- version." derground disposal site for motion that the federal Acting at a special meet- After a 20-minute pro- junction. In its motion, Seneca drilling wastes. Environmental Protection ing Tuesday, the township ceeding, Baxter granted a He said the "worse case claims: In a motion, Seneca is Agency (EPA) has issued a Board of Supervisors vot- motion by Seneca for a "sta- scenario" would be for Bax- *"The issuance of the pre- asking the federal court permit for the proposed in- ed 2-0 to adopt a revised tus conference." This forum ter to grant the motion "thus liminary injunction is in the in Erie to issue an order jection well off Lamont Road CELDF-drafted ordinance. is scheduled for 1 p.m. Fri- freezing the enforcement of public interest and will not to "immediately" block the between Route 66 and the The revised document still day in federal court in Erie. the ordinance" banning in- cause harm to others, in- township from "directly or Highland Road. rules out injection wells The township supervisors jection wells for brine dis- indirectly interfering with The township two years for the disposal of drilling plan to speak with Linzey in posal. SEE SENECA ON PAGE 5 Martin trial to begin Wednesday Donating blood in Kane girlfriend, The case will be pros- By Jim Meyer inside his ecuted by Laura Ann Ditka Staff Writer Johnsonburg from the Pennsylvania Of- RIDGWAY – With jury apartment fi ce of Attorney General. At- selection completed Tues- and then torney George Nejm "Jim" day afternoon, the trial dumped her Daghir is Nicholas Martin's of Nicholas Martin, 24, of body in an court appointed defense at- Johnsonburg is scheduled area park torney. to begin at 9 a.m. today at Nicholas where she The trial gets underway the Elk County Courthouse. Martin was found on the two-year anniver- Martin is charged in con- two days sary of police getting the tip nection with the March later. He is charged with that led to the discovery of 2013 stabbing death of criminal homicide, two fel- Forsyth's body in a wooded 18-year-old Alyssa Forsyth. ony counts of aggravated area of Sandy Beach Rec- He is alleged to have assault and a misdemeanor reational Park in Ridgway stabbed Forsyth, his then- count of abuse of a corpse. Township. Performing at Talent Show Photo by Ted Lutz Clara Paul (left) of Hutchins prepares to donate another pint of blood Tuesday at the Commu- nity Blood Bank Blood Drive at the Kane Area Community Center. Brooke Yurchisin (right) of Pittsfield is a phlebotomist with the Erie-based Blood Bank that supplies Kane Community Hospital with blood. Paul, a regular blood donor, already has donated 18 gallons of blood and is one pint shy of reaching the 19-gallon plateau. The next Community Blood Bank Blood Drive is Tuesday, May 26 from noon to 5 p.m. at the community center in Kane. President Obama agrees to slow U.S. pullout from Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — completed nations," Obama said dur- President Barack Obama our draw- ing a joint news conference agreed Tuesday to slow the down will in the East Room. U.S. military pullout from not change," As for the delayed Afghanistan at the request Obama de- drawdown of U.S. troops, of its new government but clared. Obama said he and his Photo by Ted Lutz insisted the delay won't Afghan military leaders believe Wearing a hat and jacket covered with replicas of paper money, senior Adam Hickey plays the jeopardize his commit- President "that providing this addi- piano and sings at the recent Talent Show at the Kane High School auditorium. His musical ment to end America's Barack Ashraf tional time frame during selection: "If I Had A Million Dollars." longest war before leaving Obama Ghani's inau- this fi ghting season for us offi ce. gural visit to to be able to help the Af- In a shift from his previ- the White House offered ghan security forces suc- Dim hope for end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict ous plan, Obama said the a stark contrast to visits ceed is well worth it." WASHINGTON (AP) — the White House did little Congress to build a case U.S. would leave its 9,800 by his predecessor, Hamid He acknowledged the President Barack Obama to repair rocky U.S.-Israeli against making a deal with troops currently in Af- Karzai, who was viewed by change of plans will pre- said Tuesday that the U.S. relations, which were ag- Iran, which has threatened ghanistan in place rather U.S. offi cials as prickly and vent some U.S. troops is weighing whether to gravated by a Wall Street to destroy Israel. than downsizing to 5,500 unreliable. Ghani went from coming home when back Palestinian efforts to Journal report Tuesday al- Netanyahu is feuding by year's end. The size of out of his way to thank the they expected, but he sug- seek U.N. recognition for leging Israel spied on sen- with the White House over the U.S. footprint for next U.S. for its sacrifi ces in his gested the danger will be an independent state and sitive negotiations about an emerging deal with Iran year is still to be decided, country, offering a window minimized because they that recent remarks by Iran's nuclear program. and also has come under he said, but he brushed into the efforts by Obama won't be in combat. The Prime Minister Benjamin The report said Israel ac- fi re for comments he made aside any speculation the and him to rehabilitate the U.S. combat role in Af- Netanyahu dim hope for a quired information from in the fi nal days of Israel's withdrawal will bleed into U.S.-Afghan relationship. ghanistan offi cially ended negotiated two-state solu- confi dential U.S. brief- election last week. Netan- 2017 when the next presi- "This visit is an op- late last year, a down pay- tion. ings and other means and dent takes over. portunity to begin a new SEE HOPE ON PAGE 3 SEE OBAMA ON PAGE 2 Obama's comments at shared it with members of "The date for us to have chapter between our two Street sweeping to begin KVFD Auxiliary officers The Kane Borough Kane Borough Manager Streets Department will Don Payne is asking busi- begin street sweeping op- nesses and residents to co- erations next week, weath- operate by sweeping anti- er permitting. skid material and dirt from The sweeper will fi rst sidewalks into the streets. sweep Fraley Street in the This action will enable the Uptown Business District. sweeper to sweep up the Sweeping will take place debris, he said. between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. For more information, when parking is banned on contact Payne at 837-9240, Fraley Street. Ext. 1. Tennis courts to open in Kane The tennis courts and Borough Manager Don basketball court at Ever- Payne. green Park in Kane will For more information, open as soon as weather contact Payne at 837-9240, permits, according to Kane Ext. 1. INSports Steen's winner in OT lifts Blues over Penguins 3-2. Page 6 Photo by Ted Lutz The Kane Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) Auxiliary has elected officers for the year. The group includes, left to right: Denice ■ Lottery, Page 5. Klaiber, treasurer; Toni Kane, chaplain; Becky Gullifer, vice president; and Sue Snyder, president.